you think that he is ready to do as well as the government that is well as president obama? >> nobody knows more about the federal budget and paul ryan does. nobody has put forward more serious proposals by paul ryan. i would expect this to be an interesting evening. he is no slouch in these things. he's going to have a real problem, the same problem the president obama had. he has a record that is almost impossible. he is going to have a tough time tomorrow, i think. lou: congressman ryan, doing very well, voters split 44% with a favorable view, 44% unfavorable for the vice president. 51% view, unfavorable, we used to call that negative. 39% readable. congressman ryan, has a modest advantage. i don't know how that will influence the outcome. i think it's still going to be all about performance. the last thing that i remember is that lloyd bentsen said to dan quayle, you are no jack kennedy. it turned out that lloyd bentsen was no vice president, either. because it just didn't matter. will this thing matters subsequently to the outcome of the presidential election? >> i thin